Soul2Soul II Tour
Tour by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill | |
File:Soul2soul 2.jpg | |
Associated album | Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Let It Go Fireflies The Hits |
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Start date | April 21, 2006 |
End date | September 1, 2007 |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows | 118 in North America |
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill concert chronology |
The Soul2Soul II Tour is the second co-headlining concert tour by American country singers, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. The tour supported McGraw's Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2 and Let It Go , alongside Hill's Fireflies and The Hits. [1] The tour continued into 2007, under a new title, Soul2Soul 2007. The tour received many achievements in both 2006 and 2007. It is estimated to have grossed over US$80 million in 2006, become one of the highest grossing tours in North America, that year. [2][3] It also earned the "Major Tour of the Year" award at Pollstar's Concert Industry Awards. [4]In 2007, the tour is estimated to have grossed over US$50 million. [5]The tour was deemed the "Top Grossing Country Music Tour in History" [6] earning an estimated US$140 million. [5]
Background
The tour was announced on January 30, 2006.[7] On May 11, Hill and McGraw announced that the July 5 concert in New Orleans would benefit Gulf Coast hurricane relief efforts.[8] All of the net proceeds of the concert were targeted to Katrina relief efforts in those two states.
On February 4, 2007, it was announced that the singers would return to the road in the summer of 2007 . They aimed to visit U.S. and Canadian cities they could not reach in 2006; the restart a year later was to still maintain a mostly-summertime schedule, to accommodate their school-age children. McGraw stated on Good Morning America that the tour would probably be the last time he and Hill would tour together.
About the show
The tour featured production values and cost usually associated with large-scale rock tours.[5] A multi-million dollar, unique in-the-round stage set was used. A circular platform in the center of the arena floor was surrounded by a larger circle beneath it, where the band played; vertical scrims could fall down to enclose this area.[9] Performers could disappear or arise through hidden platforms. Extending in all four directions from the circles were long, wide catwalks with mass-motion video screens embedded within them, with fans seated on both sides and at the ends of the catwalks.[10][11] Moving the whole 130,000 pound production from city to city took 150 roadies, 22 trucks, and 14 buses.[5] The concerts even featured hints of a rock element, from a few of McGraw's arrangements to Hill's guitarist's U2 textures to the Who-like introductory music to the presence of KISS and Blue Öyster Cult in the pre-show music.
- Controversies and Occurrences
At the July 28 show in Lafayette, Louisiana, at the close of Tim McGraw's set, a female fan reached out and grabbed McGraw's genitalia. When Hill and McGraw returned for the encore, during their performance of "It's Only Love," Hill blasted the fan, waving her finger and saying into the microphone: "Somebody needs to teach you some class, my friend. You don't go grabbin' somebody else's, somebody's husband's [privates], you understand me? That's very disrespectful!" [12]
Opening acts
Soul2Soul 2007
- Lori McKenna (select venues)
- Taylor Swift (select venues)
- Lance Miller (select venues)
- Halfway to Hazard (select venues)
Set list
Hill/McGraw
Hill
- "Mississippi Girl"
- "The Way You Love Me"
- "Sunshine and Summertime'
- "Fireflies"
- "This Kiss"
- "Let Me Let Go"
- "Stealing Kisses" 1
- " Bridge Over Troubled Water" 1
- "The Lucky One"
- " Cry"
- "There Will Come a Day"
- "Breathe"
Hill/McGraw
McGraw
- "Real Good Man"
- "Where the Green Grass Grows"
- "Just to See You Smile"
- " Don't Take the Girl"
- "My Little Girl"
- "Something Like That"
- "When the Stars Go Blue"
- "Live Like You Were Dying"
- "Unbroken"
- "The Cowboy in Me"
- "I've Got Friends That Do" 1
- "Last Dollar (Fly Away)" 1
- "I Like It, I Love It" 1
Hill/McGraw
- "Shotgun Rider"
- "It's Your Love
- "No Woman, No Cry
- Encore:
1 Performed at select dates
Hill/McGraw
Hill
- "Wild One
- "The Lucky One"
- "The Secret of Life"
- "Cry"
- " Sunshine and Summertime"
- "This Kiss"
- "Stronger"
- "Lost" 1
- " Red Umbrella" 1
- " The Way You Love Me"
- "The Winner Takes It All
- "Breathe
- "Piece of My Heart"
- "Mississippi Girl"
Hill/McGraw
McGraw
- "The Joker"
- "Last Dollar (Fly Away)"
- "Something Like That"
- "When the Stars Go Blue"
- "Everywhere"
- "For a Little While"
- "She’s My Kind of Rain"
- "Live Like You Were Dying"
- "Suspicions"
- "Real Good Man" 1
- "The Ride" 1
- "The Cowboy in Me"
- "Between the River and Me"
- "Indian Outlaw"
- "If You're Reading This"
Hill/McGraw
- "Shotgun Rider"
- "It's Your Love"
- "It's Only Love"
- Encore:
1 Performed at select dates
Additional notes
- At the June 23 New York City concert at Madison Square Garden, Tony Bennett made a surprise guest appearance, and duetted with McGraw on the Hank Williams classic "Cold, Cold Heart".[10]
- At the final concert of the tour, McGraw added some new material from some of his favorite artists - Tom Petty's "Breakdown", "Mama Tried" from Merle Haggard, and "You Look So Good In Love" from George Strait.
Tour dates
Box Office Score Data
Soul2Soul 2007
Venue | City | Tickets Sold / Available | Gross Revenue |
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Qwest Center Omaha | Omaha | 27,709/ 32,355 (86%) | $2,375,328 [16] |
Xcel Energy Center | St. Paul | 16,692 / |16,692 (100%) | $1,432,515 [16] |
EnergySoultions Arena | Salt Lake City | 11,289 / 12,049 (94%) | $944,919 [16] |
Rose Garden | Portland | 9,031 / 9,516 (95%) | $810,731 [16] |
Tacoma Dome | Tacoma | 11,655 / 13,752 (85%) | $998,284 [16] |
GM Place | Vancouver | 29,047 / |31,059 (94%) | $2,941,495 [16] |
Continental Airlines Arena | East Rutherford | 15,586 / 17,117 (91%) | $1,411,791[17] |
Palace of Auborn Hills | Auburn Hills | 15,736 / 17,247 (91%) | $1,297,244 [17] |
Van Andel Arena | Grand Rapids | 10,198 / 10,198 (100%) | $834,530 [17] |
United Center | Chicago | 27,216 / 36,835 (74%) | $2,272,281[18] |
BankAtlantic Center | Ft. Lauderdale | 9,277 / |12,043 (77%) | $832,318 [18] |
St. Pete Forum | Tampa | 11,458 / 15,592 (73%) | $1,034,837 [18] |
Mississippi Coast Coliseum | Biloxi | 10,805 / 10,805 (100%) | $752,960 [18] |
Cajundome | Lafayette | 11,064 / 11,064 (100%) | $953,500 [18] |
AmericanAirlines Center | Dallas | 13,257 / 16,475 (80%) | $1,132,915 [19] |
Pepsi Center | Denver | 13,922 / 15,748 (88%) | $1,192,242 [19] |
San Deigo Sports Arena | San Deigo | 9,579 / 12,709 (75%) | $816,506 [19] |
Jobing.com Arena | Glendale | 12,848 / 16,624 (77%) | $1,208,958 [19] |
MGM Grand Garden Arena | Las Vegas | 13,736 / 13,736 (100%) | $1,437,338 [20] |
ARCO Arena | Sacramento | 13,299 / 14,437 (92%) | $1,186,941 [20] |
Save Mart Center | Fresno | 10,884 / 14,029 (78%) | $906,730 [20] |
HP Pavilion at San Jose | San Jose | 13,097 / 17,134 (76%) | $1,035,760 [20] |
Honda Center | Anaheim | 25,068 / 28,745 (87%) | $2,526,213 [20] |
TOTAL | 342,453 / 395,961 (86%) | $30,336,336 |
Personnel
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References
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